I have a small company...about five to ten computers and our tape backup is going bad. It's an internal one, but we are searching for the adv/disadv of external. Any thoughts?
2007-07-16 04:52:18 · 3 answers · asked by j2theboogy 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
Replace it. Using tape when you can get 500GB external drives for $200 doesn't make a lot of sense. You can buy multiple USB drives and swap them each day.
2007-07-16 05:01:22 · answer #1 · answered by Nomadd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
External may have more options and it won't have to always be connected to the same system.
There are other options. Many server admins are going to RAID arrays with a Network Attached Storage. Just use a tape storage system for weekly or bi-weekly backups.
2007-07-16 12:19:10 · answer #2 · answered by Matt3471 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
External is better, it's for sure.
2007-07-16 11:58:19 · answer #3 · answered by WhiteSilk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋